'Just-in-time information' librarian support at the point of service delivery for family health networks

ISRCTN	ISRCTN96823810
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN96823810
Secondary identifying numbers	G03-02920

Submission date: 08/03/2007
Registration date: 18/04/2007
Last edited: 16/12/2008

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Other

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Ms Jessie McGowan
Scientific

Institute of Population Health, Room 206
University of Ottawa
1 Stewart Street
Ottawa
K1N 6N5
Canada

Phone	+1 613 562 5800 x2359
Email	jmcgowan@uottawa.ca

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Not Specified
Scientific title
Study acronym	JIT
Study objectives	The 'Just-in-time information' (JIT) project is designed to test whether or not a librarian consultation service can have a positive impact in Family Health Networks (FHNs) in terms of cost-effectiveness (saving time, workload issues) and improved access to information.
Ethics approval(s)	Ottawa Health Research Institute, approved on 12 May 2004. Ref: 2004298
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Clinical questions arising in the primary care setting.
Intervention	Clinicians were trained by information specialists (medical librarians) to use a hand-held device to send clinical questions that arise during patient visits to the librarians. All questions were answered by blinded librarians. The answers to questions that had been randomised to intervention were returned to the clinicians who sent the questions. The answers to questions that had been randomised to control were not returned to the clinicians and therefore they had to find the answers themselves. The impact of answers to questions randomised to intervention on clinical decision-making was rated by the clinicians.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	1. Time to answer questions 2. Cost saving
Secondary outcome measures	Assessment of the impact of answers to questions randomised to intervention on clinical decision-making using a 10 point scale.
Overall study start date	01/10/2005
Completion date	27/04/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	80
Key inclusion criteria	Health professionals working in family health networks in Ontario, Canada.
Key exclusion criteria	Health professionals not working in family health networks.
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2005
Date of final enrolment	27/04/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Canada

Study participating centre

Institute of Population Health, Room 206

Ottawa
K1N 6N5
Canada

Sponsor information

Primary Health Care Transition Fund Unit (Canada)
Government

Primary Health Care Transition Fund Unit
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
5700 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor
North York, ON
Toronto
M2M 4K5
Canada

Phone	+1 416 327 8997
Email	allen.paul@moh.gov.on.ca

Funders

Funder type

Government

Primary Health Care Transition Fund, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Canada)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/08/2008		Yes	No